Collecting has slowed down for me because the cookie cutter ways companies produce cards and refuse to acknowledge the concerns of collectors. (NO MORE EVENT WORN!!).

With collecting taking a back seat, I've started to get more and more into downhill mountain biking. Its more expensive than collecting (I didn't spend too much on cards anyway) but it has been more rewarding and gratifying than collecting is. Probably has a lot to do with the physical payoff and skills required to do it.